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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 5503405" data-attributes="member: 22260">More from that bookThis includes the previous quotes, new ones are below. Again, black splotches cover some parts of the text, and much is surrounded by, yes, arcana.….“Perhaps the most famous tomb outside of the ruins of Ta’Khem, in the Shadow Coast!...Built even as the dwarves still ruled, a testament to the degree of their decadence—or perhaps the untamable nature of those lands—and the deadly foresight of its creator. For of course the region would become a wilderness that would rival the Blight and perhaps be even less accessible.”“Five centuries ago, a philosopher turned malicious sorcerer king in the waning days of Illumaria’s might [a reference to the last great empire]. His real name was carefully removed from all records and shielded from practically all divination. This acolyte of Vecna, just as that other lich’s cult was rising, would seek his own path to undeath that would rival his master. He is known to us as Acererak.”“We took the old North Road. In bad repair, but passable. After about 15 days (it would have been less had we approached this with more focus), we came to the statue, or part of a statue, of a great dwarven head. My own notes seemed to indicate that this was key clue, and with much searching we found the trail, barely a path, east.”“The signs of the old dwarven settlements are found here and there. We made the mistake of exploring some. Too much time taken, and the first lives lost….”“Trust nothing here! The savagery was too great for the Old Kingdom of the dwarves, and is to great now. Also, beware the elves. One snow clan was helpful, but others had degenerated badly [unreadable]”“We climbed high into hills, and then, barely visible through the mists, was the face! But first, into a swampy valley did we have to travel. There was an opening to some old settlement nearby. This we avoided.”“The entrance to the place is well concealed, and takes digging! In any case, its in the middle of the hill, or should I say below the middle of the ‘face’” “From the entrance on, the duplicity and trickery here is astounding! One deadly choice and trick after another. I will attempt to take careful notes of what I find.”New entries begin here"There is no end of the distraction and confusion, hiding what are sometimes the simplest clues. Acererak delights in presenting a picture drawn from his strange and terrible lore to divert from the most banal twist or turn." "The Tomb is certainly small compared to great dungeons and ruins, yet it feels vast, with many strange links and no end of trickery and death. And the clues, and even the needed items are here, but knowing them and finding them is something else." "I wondered, and its clear that the deep magic of this place allows it to gradually restore itself to a condition very much designed by the ancient lich." "Disaster has struck. A sudden melt of snow flooded our swampy campsite, many notes have been lost." "...gargolyes, clever...""Ahh, of course! The ultimate trick! Trust nothing here, even your greatest victory!""even...powerfull planar summoning..." </blockquote>

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